POPE ENDS TRIP HAUNTED BY CHILE SEX ABUSE SCANDAL

Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Peru on Sunday by denouncing the plague of corruption sweeping through Latin America.

But controversy over his accusations that Chilean sex abuse victims slandered a bishop continued to cast a shadow over what has become the most contested and violent trip of his papacy.

A day after his top adviser on sex abuse publicly rebuked him for his Chile remarks, Francis was reminded that the Vatican has faced years of criticism for its inaction over a similar sex abuse scandal in Peru.